Carbon Fiber Parts

[Ted5986]

ok starting a new thread here because i actually started working on some stuff today. heres the old one...just some idea hunting. http://www.blasterforum.com/off-topic-7/cabon-fiber-parts-17313/


So, i recently bought a tusk front bumper from a member on here. Today i took the center piece out and got it prepped to run i few carbon parts off of it. Its flat and pretty simple, and i was lazy and didn't want to start any molds this morning. the epoxy is just getting tacky so i can lay some carbon and flood coat it. I will put some pics up as soon as i pour th flood coat on. prop a few hours.

Still taking ideas too. So let me have em

 

[stephen12091985]

any pics??????????/

 

[Ted5986]

here's after just one coat of resin this is wet layup and its not the warmest weather here in jersey, but here it is.

and here is a chevy emblem for my cobalt that i did.

 

[Liquid5soul]

sweet,make some carbon plastics and ill buy em,lol. since im only about 45mins from denville.

 

[gearhead04]

Gotta love the black silk!!!!

 

[sillykid]

sweet,make some carbon plastics and ill buy em,lol. since im only about 45mins from denville.

what town are you in? im parsippany

 

[Blasterdude27]

Nice work!

15 letter's

 

[Liquid5soul]

what town are you in? im parsippany

im in woodbridge. exit 11 of the TP.

 

[Ted5986]

in the spring i will make a set of plastics if i have the money or if someone pays me upfront the sh*t is not cheap. hey parsippany where do you ride???

 

[Ted5986]

no sanding yet just about to do another flood coat on it

 

[Ted5986]

wow that picture looks like hell i need a camera these cell pics are terrible. here comes another one fresh coat

dont mind the ghetto work bench its a snapple case. its way to cold outside and trying to keep the mess to a minimum

 

[MINIGfather]

Looks bad ass man...

 

[sillykid]

have a few trails around my house of course they are all illegal other than that no where really cant drive yet only 16 so cant go wherever i want

 

[Ted5986]

so tomorrow after work i prob wont have time to work on this at all. i have to drive about an hour to meet up this guy who is buying my old mojave. Then when i get home i have some work to do on my girl's lt230. I want to get that thing out there soon. She still has to learn...

Anyway next carbon project i think will be the hood. but not sure. I still want to do air scoops and i want to build myself an airbox

 

[stephen12091985]

keep up the good work.gotta give some rep for this

 

[Ted5986]

thanks now i just need to start shooting some good parts out. I need to get the mold for my air scoops done. Seems like there is a good deal of interest in them. Plus i want to help out my blaster buddies on here. When i first found this forum you guys helped me a lot. Got my friend to buy one, then i rode it a few times, and i was sold.

 

[stephen12091985]

scoops are very easy to make just 2 bends for each one

 

[Ted5986]

for metal yeah now try to bend carbon....lol i need to make a mold from either metal or fiberglass. prob going to do i metal plug and make the fiberglass mold off of that. the air scoops will likely have som fiberglass in them as well as the carbon to cut down on material cost without sacrificing the strength. They probably get some good abuse being up front in the wind and whatever feels like hitting them. They will be pretty light and they will look sweet too.

 

[stephen12091985]

yea i was talkin bout metal was easy to bend.i started makin a fiberglass hood same as 88-02 just for somethin to do but never got back to doin it

 

[blasterdemon7]

A carbon hood sounds very cool.About how much something like that go's for?